Flynn Clarke

Flynn Clarke
Personal information
Full name Flynn Clarke[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002
Place of birth Peterborough, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lowestoft Town
Youth career
2011–2019 Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Peterborough United 4 (0)
2021–2024 Norwich City 0 (0)
2022 → Walsall (loan) 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2 (0)
2024 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 5 (1)
2024– Lowestoft Town 9 (2)
International career
2022– Scotland U21 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:53, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Flynn Clarke (born 19 December 2002) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lowestoft Town and the Scotland U21 national team.

Career

Clarke joined the Peterborough United academy at the age of 9.[2] The midfielder featured for a Posh XI in a pre-season friendly against Deeping Rangers in July 2019,[3] before making the bench in EFL Cup ties against both Northampton Town[4] and Arsenal U21s.[5] He went on to sign his first professional contract on his seventeenth birthday, with manager Darren Ferguson stating Clarke "was someone that [he] really liked. He plays as a 10 predominantly, is a good size, an athlete and can get you a goal."[2] He made his first team debut in a 1-0 loss to Cheltenham Town in the first round of the EFL Cup in September 2020.[6] In his second appearance for Peterborough, an EFL Trophy tie against Burton Albion, he scored his first goal for the club.[7] His league debut came in Peterborough's opening game against Accrington Stanley in September 2020.[8]

He was selected for the Scotland under-19 squad in October 2020.[9]

On 24 June 2021, Clarke signed for Norwich City for an undisclosed fee.[10] Clarke went into the Norwich City under-23s team for the 2021/22 season and impressed in the Premier League 2 scoring twice in the opening 10 games from central midfield. He also netted twice in a 3–1 win over Reading in the Premier League Cup in January 2022.[11]

On 11 July 2022, Clarke joined EFL League Two club Walsall on a season-long loan.[12] He was recalled from his loan in September after making three appearances for Walsall.[13]

On 2 September 2023, Clarke joined National League club Dagenham & Redbridge on a season-long loan.[14]

On 13 February 2024, following his release from prison, Clarke joined National League North club Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the season.[15]

He signed for Lowestoft Town in August 2024. A club director told the BBC that Clarke deserved a "second chance" following his release from prison.[16] On 28 September 2024, Clarke broke his tibia and sustained ligament damage in an FA Cup third round qualifying game against Haringey Borough.[16]

Personal life

On 15 September 2023, Clarke was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment for dangerous driving after injuring three people in a car crash in Thorney, Cambridgeshire in April 2022.[17]

Clarke was disqualified from driving for 30 months. Clarke's barrister, Tommy Dominguez KC, said the crash had occurred due to a "momentary lapse of concentration" and added that Clarke had shown "significant remorse".[18]

Clarke was released from prison on an electronically monitored tag under a Home Detention Curfew in December 2023, having served three months of his sentence.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peterborough United 2019–20[19] League One 0000000000
2020–21[19] League One 4010105[a]3113
Total 40101053113
Walsall (loan) 2022–23[20] League Two 00—201[a]030
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2023–24[21] National League 2000—0020
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2023–24[22] National League North 2 1 — — 0 0 2 1
Career total 81103063184
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Peterborough United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Clarke Pens Professional Contract". Peterborough United. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Deeping Rangers (Posh XI) vs Peterborough United". Peterborough United. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Northampton Town vs Peterborough United on 03 Sep 19". Peterborough United. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "vs Arsenal U21 on 01 Oct 19". Peterborough United. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Peterborough United vs Cheltenham Town". 5 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Penalty Success For Posh After Entertaining Encounter". theposh.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Accrington Stanley v Posh". theposh.com. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  9. ↑ @ScotlandNT (30 September 2020). "#SCO19s: Billy Stark has named his squad for two friendly matches against England at St George's Park. Thursday, 8 October – 2pm and Sunday, 11 October – 2pm. #YoungTeam" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "City sign Clarke from Peterborough". Norwich City. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Flynn Clarke nets double to keep Norwich City's hopes of PL Cup progression alive".
  12. ↑ Edwards, Joe (11 July 2022). "Walsall complete loan signing of Norwich City youngster Flynn Clarke". Express & Star. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  13. ↑ Edwards, Joe (1 September 2022). "Walsall confirm Flynn Clarke's return to Norwich City". Express & Star. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  14. ↑ Seaman, Samuel (2 September 2023). "Canaries youngster completes National League loan". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  15. ↑ Southwell, Connor (13 February 2024). "City confirm midfielder Clarke loan exit". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 "Club says player 'deserves second chance' after jail". www.bbc.co.uk. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Norwich City's Flynn Clarke jailed for dangerous driving". BBC News. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Norwich City's Flynn Clarke jailed for A47 horror crash". Eastern Daily Press. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Flynn Clarke in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Flynn Clarke in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Flynn Clarke in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  22. ↑ Flynn Clarke at Soccerway
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